Dehradun/New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Ousted Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Monday sought more time to appear before the CBI to answer questions that he tried to bribe rebel Congress legislators. “I hope the…
By Sanu George Paravur (Kerala), May 9 (IANS) A month after a devastating fireworks tragedy killed 110 people here, one can still smell sulphur in the air at the Puttingal Devi temple. No wonder no…
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) The death toll in a landslide in China’s Fujian province has risen to 22 with 17 others remaining missing, officials said on Monday. Twenty-two bodies were found at the scene and…
Ranchi, May 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed and more than 30 injured on Monday when a bus returning from a wedding met with an accident on the outskirts of Ranchi, police said. Around 40…
Perambavoor (Kerala) May 9 (IANS) Media frenzy prevailed here Monday morning when Deepa, the sister of murdered Dalit law student Jisha, was asked to accompany a police team for questioning before being let off. Scotching…
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Four Indian-Americans have been indicted for hatching a plot to commit H-1B visa fraud, use of false documents and mail fraud among other offences, the US federal prosecutors said in an…
Patna, May 9 (IANS) A Bihar court on Monday rejected the bail plea of jailed RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a schoolgirl, police said. A court in Biharsharief, the district headquarters of…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on a PIL seeking a probe against the people named in the Panama papers. An apex court bench of Justice…
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed and five others injured when a bus and a truck collided in China’s Jiangxi province, authorities said on Monday. The bus carrying 27 passengers collided with the…
Hyderabad, May 9 (IANS) A city court on Monday postponed till May 25 its order on the quantum of sentence for industrialist Vijay Mallya in two cheque bounce cases filed against him by the GMR…
Patna, May 9 (IANS) Normal life was badly hit on Monday in Bihar’s Gaya town by a shutdown called by BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to protest against the killing of a teenager, allegedly by…
Perambavoor (Kerala) May 9 (IANS) Twelve days after the murder of Dalit law student Jisha in Ernakulam district here , police on Monday took her sister Deepa in for questioning. In the past two days,…
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan authorities are set to hang two murder convicts on Tuesday, whose execution was deferred last month. The hanging of retired Zaffar Iqbal was postponed twice last month. On April 25,…
Mexico City, May 9 (IANS) A driver for the ride-hailing service Uber was arrested for raping and robbing a female passenger in Mexico City. The driver was arrested on Sunday after a criminal judge ordered…
Cairo, May 9 (IANS) The Egyptian prosecution referred 67 Muslim Brotherhood loyalists to a criminal court over charges of involvement in the assassination of the country’s top prosecutor last year. Public Prosecutor Hisham Barakat was…
Kigali, May 9 (IANS) At least 25 people have been killed due to landslides triggered by heavy rains that hit northern Rwanda on Saturday night, local authorities said on Sunday. Local government officials, according to…
Kabul, May 9 (IANS) At least 52 people died in Afghanistan after two buses collided with a fuel tanker, causing a massive explosion, local officials said. A further 73 passengers sustained injuries. The incident took…
Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) With jailed gangsters having a free run with posts on social media and reports of prisons being dens of drugs and crime, the Punjab Police on Sunday conducted a state-wide “major…
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) The BSF on Sunday apprehended a man near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district and seized a quantity of arms and ammunition and narcotics from him, an official said….
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) An Ola cab driver was arrested and sent to 14-day judicial custody on charges of molesting a 23-year-old Belgian woman he was ferrying from Gurgaon to here. External Affairs Minister…